🌱 Minority Business Resource Center + Rabies Vaccine Distribution

Hello, friends. It's me, Danielle Fallon-O'Leary, your host of the Chattanooga Daily — here to impart all the most important things happening locally.Keep scrolling for the scoop...

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Here are the top three stories today in Chattanooga:

1. Chattanooga will be using $1.4 million in federal pandemic funds to launch a new minority business resource center. The facility will be located at the Kelly Building on East M.L. King Blvd. The center will reportedly act as a hub of resources for minority entrepreneurs. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
2. The Chattanooga Police Department responded to an East Martin Luther King Boulevard shooting on Sunday morning. The incident occurred shortly before 11:00 a.m. The shooting victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries during the altercation. Anthony Lively, 39, was arrested by the department. (Local 3 News)
3. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been scattering packets of oral rabies vaccines from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport's Lovell Field. The vaccine will prevent raccoons from spreading the deadly virus through the country's wildlife. The program is distributing the vaccine in 13 different states. (Sumter Item)

Today in Chattanooga:

• Toddler Time Downtown At The Chattanooga Public Library (10:00 AM)
• Chimpanzee Keeper Chat At The Tennessee Aquarium (3:00 PM)
• Sierra Club Meet and Greet At Residence Inn By Marriott Jackson (6:00 PM)
• Talkin' Tackle Fishing Tournament At Chester Frost Park (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Are you searching for a way to give back to the Chattanooga community? Have you considered volunteering with the Chattanooga Public Library? Click to learn more about the volunteer program. (Chattanooga Public Library)
• The Chattanooga Zoo will be hosting Banana Ball 2022 on Sept. 24 between 5:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. This year's guest speaker will be award-winning National Geographic Photographer Joel Sartore. (Chattanooga Zoo)
• The Chattanooga Theatre Centre will be performing The Sound of Music from Sept. 30 through Oct. 16. Mark your calendar! (Theatre Centre)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Monday! See you tomorrow morning for your next update.

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.